Police: Watertown woman left children alone

Ingrid L. Hampton, 35, of 232 W. Main St., Apt. 15, was charged at 4:45 a.m. Friday by city police with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.

She is accused of leaving a 2-year-old boy and a 6-year-old girl at home alone for several hours between 10 p.m. Thursday and about 3 a.m. Friday. She was taken to the Metro-Jefferson Public Safety Building on $500 bail pending arraignment.

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